diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome-secrets/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome-secrets/default.nix
index 00e55b9e7a8b..f937b1230266 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome-secrets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gnome-secrets/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 , gettext
 , fetchFromGitLab
 , python3Packages
-, libpwquality
 , wrapGAppsHook4
 , gtk4
 , glib
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "gnome-secrets";
-  version = "6.1";
+  version = "6.4";
   format = "other";
   strictDeps = false; # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/56943
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     owner = "World";
     repo = "secrets";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-TBGNiiR0GW8s/Efi4/Qqvwd87Ir0gCLGPfBmmqqSwQ8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-qO2DJ/Eb9+G1R3un2+n9Tf6oxpGrEuH3SBrajQ9tCPU=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     glib
     gdk-pixbuf
     libadwaita
+    python3Packages.libpwquality.dev # Use python-enabled libpwquality
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
@@ -52,14 +52,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     construct
     pykeepass
     pyotp
-  ] ++ [
-    libpwquality # using the python bindings
+    libpwquality
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace meson_post_install.py --replace "gtk-update-icon-cache" "gtk4-update-icon-cache";
-  '';
-
   # Prevent double wrapping, let the Python wrapper use the args in preFixup.
   dontWrapGApps = true;
 
@@ -76,4 +71,3 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mvnetbiz ];
   };
 }
-